Opening Session

Opening Remarks by the Committee Chairperson

Keynote Speech
Session IAnnex 1 and CCS Implementation

Welcome Remarks by the Moderator

Fast Release of Sterile Primary Packaging Containers Using a Rapid Microbial Method: Case Study
Coffee Break at the Exhibition Hall
Moving Forward on Direction to Continuous and Real-Time Environmental Monitoring for Aseptic Filling
Marc Glogovsky
  • Marc Glogovsky (Business Unit Manager at Valsource Inc)

    Marc Glogovsky

    Business Unit Manager at Valsource Inc

    Marc Glogovsky is currently a senior consultant and manager of the microbiology division with ValSource, Inc. In his current role, he is focusing on development of contamination control strategies, implementation of rapid microbiological methods (RMMs), and establishing risk-based environmental monitoring programs.

    Marc has been an active PDA member since 2000 and is currently serving on both the Science and ATMP Advisory Boards and as co-chair of the Microbiology/EM Interest Group. He has co-chaired and contributed to several Technical Reports and Points to Consider documents.

    Marc earned his B.S. in Biology from Monmouth University and his M.S. in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics from Rutgers University.

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Case Study on Aseptic Process Control Considering Annex 1
Hyun Cheol (Charles) Kim

The presentation will focus on Hanmi’s experience in operating an Aseptic Manufacturing Process for prefilled syringe production within Fill and Finish products. It will also discuss control strategies used for aseptic process in prefilled syringe production from an industry perspective. The presentation will feature case presentations on how the company improved its existing operating system in response to the revised regulations of the EU Annex 1. The hardware required to build a Contamination Control System and the direction of improving the operating system will also be discussed. In addition, case studies on investigation and CAPA activities against deviations experienced during RABS operations for aseptic process control will be presented.

  • Hyun Cheol (Charles) Kim (Vice President and Head of Plant, Pyeongtaek Bio Plant at Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd.)

    Hyun Cheol (Charles) Kim

    Vice President and Head of Plant, Pyeongtaek Bio Plant at Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd.
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Marc GlogovskyHyun Cheol (Charles) Kim
  • Marc Glogovsky (Business Unit Manager at Valsource Inc)

    Marc Glogovsky

    Business Unit Manager at Valsource Inc

    Marc Glogovsky is currently a senior consultant and manager of the microbiology division with ValSource, Inc. In his current role, he is focusing on development of contamination control strategies, implementation of rapid microbiological methods (RMMs), and establishing risk-based environmental monitoring programs.

    Marc has been an active PDA member since 2000 and is currently serving on both the Science and ATMP Advisory Boards and as co-chair of the Microbiology/EM Interest Group. He has co-chaired and contributed to several Technical Reports and Points to Consider documents.

    Marc earned his B.S. in Biology from Monmouth University and his M.S. in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics from Rutgers University.

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  • Hyun Cheol (Charles) Kim (Vice President and Head of Plant, Pyeongtaek Bio Plant at Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd.)

    Hyun Cheol (Charles) Kim

    Vice President and Head of Plant, Pyeongtaek Bio Plant at Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd.

    Hyun Cheol (Charles) Kim has over 25 years of experience in the field of quality and manufacturing operation for both biopharmaceuticals and synthetic pharmaceuticals. He has extensive experience in operating QMS to produce clinical and commercial pharmaceuticals through his involvement in new drug development processes at LG Life Sciences (now LG Chem.) and Hanmi Pharm. He participated in the construction process of a new plant and set up the GMP operating system and through this, gained a deep understanding of GMP operation for plant facilities and utilities. He serves as an instructor in QMS and GMP operation training programs and advisory group at the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) and Korea Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Manufacturers Association (KPBMA) to share industry opinions and experiences.

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Lunch Break
Session IIAseptic ProcessingTechniques, Technologies & Updates

Welcome Remarks by the Moderator

PDA ANSI Standard Approach to Quality Risk Management in Aseptic Processing
Ivy Louis
  • Ivy Louis (Founder of Vienni Training and Consulting)

    Ivy Louis

    Founder of Vienni Training and Consulting

    Ivy Louis is the Founder of VIENNI TRAINING & CONSULTING LLP, holds a Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and an MBA in Human Resource Management.

    Ivy's combined 33 years spanning across teaching, pharmaceutical manufacturing/quality, and service provider experience is distilled into the consultative and educational approaches that her organization-VIENNI Training & Consulting LLP has been delivering from 2010 onwards. The areas of support for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical operations rests on building excellence through consulting in parenteral operations and catering to the learning requirements for operating personnel through training & education.

    Ivy has been associated with PDA Inc.(www.pda.org) from 2003, as a member. She has been extremely active in spearheading the activities of the Parenteral Drug Association Chapter in India, from 2013 onwards. Ivy has been contributing in the various capacities as a PDA India Chapter Board member between 2013-2019. She has also been a Member of the Steering Committee for Awards in 2017, Member of the Steering Committee for the PDA letter Editorial Committee and a member of the Task Force that is working on an ANSI standard for Quality Risk Management for Aseptic Processing. She is also a member of the Science Advisory Board for PDA Inc.

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Implementation of PUPSIT to Comply with Annex 1
Wayne Lee
  • Wayne Lee (Fast Trak™ Validation Services Leader, Global at Cytiva)

    Wayne Lee

    Fast Trak™ Validation Services Leader, Global at Cytiva

    Wayne has more than 23 years of combined experience in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, R&D, and manufacturing industry. He has broad experience in pharmaceutical synthetic chemistry unit operations, as well as biologics downstream processing.

    He is currently the Global GM for Fast-TrakTM Validation Services, for Cytiva. Prior to his current role, he has spent more than 13 years in Pall Biotech; in roles of increasing responsibilities. His previous tenure includes Global Head of Validation and Laboratory Operations; Head of APAC (+China) technical support (MS&T); and BioProcess (MS&T) leader for ASEAN. Earlier, he has mixed experience from the Singapore Polytechnic, Merck Sharp & Dohme (Global Technical Operations); Galileo Pharmaceuticals and the Port of Singapore.

    He was one of the founding board members of the PDA Singapore Chapter; current board member of the Singapore Chapter, previous board member of the UK Chapter and life-member of the Singapore National Institute of Chemistry (SNIC).

    He is a seasoned practitioner of multiple Danaher Business system (DBS) tools; fluent in PSP, DM, SLXII, and is working towards Certified Practitioner (CP) for TPI, and is CP for VS 2.0. He holds a Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry; National University of Singapore) and an M.B.A. (Strategic and Operations Management; University of Bradford); and Double Bachelor’s Degree (Honors and Merit; Chemistry; National University of Singapore).

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Airflow Visualization; Smoke Studies
Morgan Polen
  • Morgan Polen (Contamination Control Expert at Microrite)

    Morgan Polen

    Contamination Control Expert at Microrite

    Morgan Polen is a subject matter expert on contamination control, airflow visualization, and particle monitoring in cleanrooms with over 35 years of industry experience.

    He is a member of the ISO Technical Committee 209 (Cleanrooms and Associated Controlled Environments) and a board member of IEST and has been instrumental in drafting and editing international cleanroom standards and best practices. He has extensive experience in working on cleanroom projects in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, China, Philippines, India, and Turkey and is a valuable resource in addressing contamination control in critical environments for the electronics, aerospace and healthcare industries.

    As a key member of Microrite’s Expert Contamination Control team, Morgan is instrumental in the development of proactive contamination control strategies through pragmatic risk assessment, troubleshooting contamination issues, and helping with FDA 483/warning letter remediation activities.

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A Case Study on Visual Inspection Improvement based on FDA’s Draft Guidance
Evolution of Aseptic-Containment in Biological and ATMP product filling
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Wayne LeeIvy LouisMorgan Polen
  • Wayne Lee (Fast Trak™ Validation Services Leader, Global at Cytiva)

    Wayne Lee

    Fast Trak™ Validation Services Leader, Global at Cytiva

    Wayne has more than 23 years of combined experience in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, R&D, and manufacturing industry. He has broad experience in pharmaceutical synthetic chemistry unit operations, as well as biologics downstream processing.

    He is currently the Global GM for Fast-TrakTM Validation Services, for Cytiva. Prior to his current role, he has spent more than 13 years in Pall Biotech; in roles of increasing responsibilities. His previous tenure includes Global Head of Validation and Laboratory Operations; Head of APAC (+China) technical support (MS&T); and BioProcess (MS&T) leader for ASEAN. Earlier, he has mixed experience from the Singapore Polytechnic, Merck Sharp & Dohme (Global Technical Operations); Galileo Pharmaceuticals and the Port of Singapore.

    He was one of the founding board members of the PDA Singapore Chapter; current board member of the Singapore Chapter, previous board member of the UK Chapter and life-member of the Singapore National Institute of Chemistry (SNIC).

    He is a seasoned practitioner of multiple Danaher Business system (DBS) tools; fluent in PSP, DM, SLXII, and is working towards Certified Practitioner (CP) for TPI, and is CP for VS 2.0. He holds a Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry; National University of Singapore) and an M.B.A. (Strategic and Operations Management; University of Bradford); and Double Bachelor’s Degree (Honors and Merit; Chemistry; National University of Singapore).

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  • Ivy Louis (Founder of Vienni Training and Consulting)

    Ivy Louis

    Founder of Vienni Training and Consulting

    Ivy Louis is the Founder of VIENNI TRAINING & CONSULTING LLP, holds a Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and an MBA in Human Resource Management.

    Ivy's combined 33 years spanning across teaching, pharmaceutical manufacturing/quality, and service provider experience is distilled into the consultative and educational approaches that her organization-VIENNI Training & Consulting LLP has been delivering from 2010 onwards. The areas of support for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical operations rests on building excellence through consulting in parenteral operations and catering to the learning requirements for operating personnel through training & education.

    Ivy has been associated with PDA Inc.(www.pda.org) from 2003, as a member. She has been extremely active in spearheading the activities of the Parenteral Drug Association Chapter in India, from 2013 onwards. Ivy has been contributing in the various capacities as a PDA India Chapter Board member between 2013-2019. She has also been a Member of the Steering Committee for Awards in 2017, Member of the Steering Committee for the PDA letter Editorial Committee and a member of the Task Force that is working on an ANSI standard for Quality Risk Management for Aseptic Processing. She is also a member of the Science Advisory Board for PDA Inc.

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  • Morgan Polen (Contamination Control Expert at Microrite)

    Morgan Polen

    Contamination Control Expert at Microrite

    Morgan Polen is a subject matter expert on contamination control, airflow visualization, and particle monitoring in cleanrooms with over 35 years of industry experience.

    He is a member of the ISO Technical Committee 209 (Cleanrooms and Associated Controlled Environments) and a board member of IEST and has been instrumental in drafting and editing international cleanroom standards and best practices. He has extensive experience in working on cleanroom projects in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, China, Philippines, India, and Turkey and is a valuable resource in addressing contamination control in critical environments for the electronics, aerospace and healthcare industries.

    As a key member of Microrite’s Expert Contamination Control team, Morgan is instrumental in the development of proactive contamination control strategies through pragmatic risk assessment, troubleshooting contamination issues, and helping with FDA 483/warning letter remediation activities.

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Coffee Break at the Exhibition Hall
Session IIICell & Gene Therapy

Welcome Remarks by the Moderator

Korea's ATMP Regulation’s Requirements, Scope, and Characteristics: How Are They Different from the EU and US?
Heonho Jung
  • Heonho Jung (Associate Director of Novartis Korea)

    Heonho Jung

    Associate Director of Novartis Korea

    Heonho Jung is an associate director in Global Cell Therapy Operations department at Novartis, Seoul, Korea.
    He had diverse experience from several quality roles, Microbiology analyst/QC analyst/Site CSV coordinator/QA manager/Certified QA Auditor/Quality Head of Korea local operating Company, during working for several multinational pharmaceutical companies, MSD/ Novartis V&D/Johnson and Johnson/GSK CH, for 20 years.

    With GMP experiences, he also had a unique role as a biosafety officer at Institute of Pasteur Korea managing BSL 2/3 labs and QMS of Biosafety. Recently he has a role to perform on-boarding activities and continuously overseeing CAR-T cell therapy processes for the first approved CAR-T product’s sites in Korea after 2021.

    Heonho Jung has a master’s degree in microbiology from Pusan National University and a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering.

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ICH Q5A Revision: Quality Control Through Viral Contamination Risk Mitigation for Monoclonal Antibodies Drugs, Gene Therapies and Beyond
Dr. Alison Armstrong
  • Dr. Alison Armstrong (Senior Director and Global Head of the Technical and Scientific Solutions at Merck)

    Dr. Alison Armstrong

    Senior Director and Global Head of the Technical and Scientific Solutions at Merck

    Dr. Alison Armstrong is Senior Director and Global Head of the Technical and Scientific Solutions team. She established a client facing scientific consultancy team in 2015. This team is responsible for scientific and regulatory advice and fully supports customers worldwide. Dr. Armstrong has authored a number of articles on trends in biosafety testing and is a member of regulatory taskforce groups related to rapid technologies. She is an invited speaker at global conferences.

    Dr. Armstrong holds a PhD in Molecular Virology from the University of Glasgow

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Optimization of Aseptic Manufacturing Risk Mitigation Strategies for ATMPs
Richard Denk
  • Richard Denk (Senior Consultant Aseptic Processing & Containment at Skan AG)

    Richard Denk

    Senior Consultant Aseptic Processing & Containment at Skan AG

    Richard Denk is working at SKAN AG, headquartered in Allschwil Switzerland as a Senior Consultant Aseptic Processing & Containment. Richard is Member of the PDA ATMP Advisory Board and chairs the PtC of the Manufacturing of ATMPs. Richard also chaired the 2022 PDA ATMP Conference in Brussels and is a Member of the Program Committee of the PDA 2022 Annex 1 workshops. Richard is a member of the PDA Isolator Expert Group and publisher of the PDA Paper “Isolator Surfaces and Contamination Risk to Personnel and Patient”. Furthermore, Richard is member of the ISPE Annex 1 and PIC/s Annex 2A commenting group. Richard is a global recognized subject matter expert on Containment and has developed the containment pyramid.

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Panel Discussion and Q&A
Dr. Alison ArmstrongHeonho Jung
  • Dr. Alison Armstrong (Senior Director and Global Head of the Technical and Scientific Solutions at Merck)

    Dr. Alison Armstrong

    Senior Director and Global Head of the Technical and Scientific Solutions at Merck

    Dr. Alison Armstrong is Senior Director and Global Head of the Technical and Scientific Solutions team. She established a client facing scientific consultancy team in 2015. This team is responsible for scientific and regulatory advice and fully supports customers worldwide. Dr. Armstrong has authored a number of articles on trends in biosafety testing and is a member of regulatory taskforce groups related to rapid technologies. She is an invited speaker at global conferences.

    Dr. Armstrong holds a PhD in Molecular Virology from the University of Glasgow

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  • Heonho Jung (Associate Director of Novartis Korea)

    Heonho Jung

    Associate Director of Novartis Korea

    Heonho Jung is an associate director in Global Cell Therapy Operations department at Novartis, Seoul, Korea.
    He had diverse experience from several quality roles, Microbiology analyst/QC analyst/Site CSV coordinator/QA manager/Certified QA Auditor/Quality Head of Korea local operating Company, during working for several multinational pharmaceutical companies, MSD/ Novartis V&D/Johnson and Johnson/GSK CH, for 20 years.

    With GMP experiences, he also had a unique role as a biosafety officer at Institute of Pasteur Korea managing BSL 2/3 labs and QMS of Biosafety. Recently he has a role to perform on-boarding activities and continuously overseeing CAR-T cell therapy processes for the first approved CAR-T product’s sites in Korea after 2021.

    Heonho Jung has a master’s degree in microbiology from Pusan National University and a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering.

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Networking Reception
Session IVHuman Error Reduction and Quality Improvement in Aseptic Environment, Part I

Welcome Remarks by the Moderator

MFDS inspection lessons learned or trend/example

Yeonhae Han, MFDS

Quality Management Maturity Guidelines
Michael Cutter

Making quality improvements in aseptic operations requires a way of thinking that leads to efficient and highly reliable supplies of products. This presentation looks firstly at the ‘Why’ adopting a higher level of maturity benefits all stakeholders and then covers the ‘How’ to make the change. Finally, the presentation will show ‘What’ a Quality Management Maturity Model looks like in practice. As the US FDA prepares to publish its current thinking of QMM, there are equally important drivers to embarking on growing your maturity model.

  • Michael Cutter (Chief Quality Officer at Biocon Biologics ltd)

    Michael Cutter

    Chief Quality Officer at Biocon Biologics ltd
Quality Maturity Model / Quality Improvement & Learning From Recent Inspections
Peter Qiu
  • Peter Qiu (External Advocacy Lead China at Roche Genentech)

    Peter Qiu

    External Advocacy Lead China at Roche Genentech

    Dr. Peter Qiu is the External Advocacy Lead China at Roche Genentech with over 13 years of experience working with the US FDA. He was the Division Director in the Division of Biotechnology Manufacturing, Office of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Assessment, CDER. He led the assessment of manufacturing processes, facilities, and microbiological control for CDER’s Biologics License Application review and inspection program.
    Dr. Qiu has extensive knowledge in microbial controls and sterility assurance assessment as well as in pre-license and pre-approval inspections for biotech products.

    Dr. Qiu graduated from the University of Southern California with a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences.

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Panel Discussion and Q&A
Michael CutterPeter Qiu
  • Michael Cutter (Chief Quality Officer at Biocon Biologics ltd)

    Michael Cutter

    Chief Quality Officer at Biocon Biologics ltd

    Michael is a highly experienced Quality professional having spent more than 30 years in the pharma and biotech industry. He is currently the Chief Quality Officer at Biocon Biologics Limited and prior to that was head of Connected Health and Head of Pharma Quality at Merck KGaA before which he spent 5 years at Novartis remediation Warning Letters and launching new products. Michael has extensive global experience and has lead capacity building projects with the WHO in India and the European Union in the ASEAN region.

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  • Peter Qiu (External Advocacy Lead China at Roche Genentech)

    Peter Qiu

    External Advocacy Lead China at Roche Genentech

    Dr. Peter Qiu is the External Advocacy Lead China at Roche Genentech with over 13 years of experience working with the US FDA. He was the Division Director in the Division of Biotechnology Manufacturing, Office of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Assessment, CDER. He led the assessment of manufacturing processes, facilities, and microbiological control for CDER’s Biologics License Application review and inspection program.
    Dr. Qiu has extensive knowledge in microbial controls and sterility assurance assessment as well as in pre-license and pre-approval inspections for biotech products.

    Dr. Qiu graduated from the University of Southern California with a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences.

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Coffee Break at the Exhibition Hall
Session V: Human Error Reduction and Quality Improvement, Part II

Welcome Remarks by the Moderator

Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences: Competencies for a Sterility Assurance Professional
Arthur Dumba
  • Arthur Dumba (Director and General Manager of The Society for Sterility Assurance Professionals (SfSAP))

    Arthur Dumba

    Director and General Manager of The Society for Sterility Assurance Professionals (SfSAP)

    Arthur Dumba is a Radiation Sterilization consultant and has been supporting various healthcare companies across Europe and the USA in gamma, electron beam and X-ray processing, and dosimetry. Arthur is an initial founder of the Society for Sterility Assurance Professionals (SfSAP), and with the support of the International Irradiation Association (iia), AAMI, ASTM and PDA. SfSAP is leading the initiative to provide a competency framework and career development pathway for those involved in the field of sterility assurance. Arthur has over 25 years of healthcare industry knowledge and over 15 Years Irradiation and Sterilization experience and knowledge. He is a member of ASTM E61 on Radiation Processing and an iia contributor member.

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A Pathway for Competency Development for Sterilization as a Subject
James Vesper (Virtual)
  • James Vesper (Virtual) (Director of Valsource)

    James Vesper (Virtual)

    Director of Valsource

    James Vesper, PhD, MPH designs and develops instructional courses and workshops for the pharmaceutical and biopharma industries and is Director, of Learning Solutions at ValSource, Inc. He has had more than 40 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

    Dr. Vesper has written six books, including Root Cause Investigations for CAPA (2020) and multiple technical articles on risk management. He has received the PDA’s Agallico Award for Teaching Excellence and, in 2021, PDA’s Distinguished Author/Editor of the Year. He has also served as a consultant to World Health Organization’s (WHO) Vaccine Quality Network – Global Learning Opportunities and has trained health authority inspectors through WHO and PIC/S in US, Taiwan, London, China, Greece, Turkey and Brazil.

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Human Factor Control Strategy for Aseptic Manufacturing: SB & Virtuosi
Jinwoo Kim
  • Jinwoo Kim (Compliance Manager at Samsung Bioepis)

    Jinwoo Kim

    Compliance Manager at Samsung Bioepis

    Jinwoo Kim has over 20 years’ hands-on industrial experience in the Biotech and Pharmaceutical industry, focusing on qualification/validation, quality assurance for drug products, and regulatory compliance. He is currently part of the external / internal audit and GxP regulatory compliance monitoring/improvement at Samsung Bioepis’ Quality Team.

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Panel Discussion and Q&A
Arthur DumbaJinwoo KimJames Vesper (Virtual)
  • Arthur Dumba (Director and General Manager of The Society for Sterility Assurance Professionals (SfSAP))

    Arthur Dumba

    Director and General Manager of The Society for Sterility Assurance Professionals (SfSAP)

    Arthur Dumba is a Radiation Sterilization consultant and has been supporting various healthcare companies across Europe and the USA in gamma, electron beam and X-ray processing, and dosimetry. Arthur is an initial founder of the Society for Sterility Assurance Professionals (SfSAP), and with the support of the International Irradiation Association (iia), AAMI, ASTM and PDA. SfSAP is leading the initiative to provide a competency framework and career development pathway for those involved in the field of sterility assurance. Arthur has over 25 years of healthcare industry knowledge and over 15 Years Irradiation and Sterilization experience and knowledge. He is a member of ASTM E61 on Radiation Processing and an iia contributor member.

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  • Jinwoo Kim (Compliance Manager at Samsung Bioepis)

    Jinwoo Kim

    Compliance Manager at Samsung Bioepis

    Jinwoo Kim has over 20 years’ hands-on industrial experience in the Biotech and Pharmaceutical industry, focusing on qualification/validation, quality assurance for drug products, and regulatory compliance. He is currently part of the external / internal audit and GxP regulatory compliance monitoring/improvement at Samsung Bioepis’ Quality Team.

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  • James Vesper (Virtual) (Director of Valsource)

    James Vesper (Virtual)

    Director of Valsource

    James Vesper, PhD, MPH designs and develops instructional courses and workshops for the pharmaceutical and biopharma industries and is Director, of Learning Solutions at ValSource, Inc. He has had more than 40 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

    Dr. Vesper has written six books, including Root Cause Investigations for CAPA (2020) and multiple technical articles on risk management. He has received the PDA’s Agallico Award for Teaching Excellence and, in 2021, PDA’s Distinguished Author/Editor of the Year. He has also served as a consultant to World Health Organization’s (WHO) Vaccine Quality Network – Global Learning Opportunities and has trained health authority inspectors through WHO and PIC/S in US, Taiwan, London, China, Greece, Turkey and Brazil.

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Lunch Break
Session VI: Drug, Device and Packaging, Part I

Welcome Remarks by the Moderator

Updates on TR 73-2, Medical Device Regulation , General Safety and Performance Requirement for Prefill Syringes
Bettine Boltres

Injectable drug products that are placed on the European market in a prefilled syringe are considered medical devices and thus have to fulfil the “General Safety and Performance Requirements” (GSPRs) (Medical Device Regulation EU 2017/745, Annex I. As these GSPRs have been extended and are applicable to all medical devices, no matter the intended use, there is some lack of clarity in industry on how exactly to apply those to prefilled syringes. This Technical Report suggests how to approach this, which GSPRs are applicable and which supportive information from suppliers can be used to prove compliance.

  • Bettine Boltres (Director Scientific Affairs & Technical Solutions, Glass Systems of West Pharmaceutical Services)

    Bettine Boltres

    Director Scientific Affairs & Technical Solutions, Glass Systems of West Pharmaceutical Services
Collaborating to Simplify Device Development and Characterize Glass Solutions for Auto-Injectors
Case Study: Autoinjector Assembling and Control Processes
Susanne Hall

In this presentation, we could show the thoughts and steps of an autoinjector assembly project, from a CDMO's point of view. Starting with the first scope of the project and the requirements for the process implementation. Depending on the project progress a scale up might be necessary. In parallel, it is very important to implement the controls of the manufacturing process and the final release tests.

The primary packaging material is changing during the development phase? This could have a significant influence on the processing or functionality of the device.

  • Susanne Hall (Director, Secondary Packaging & AVI Projects of VETTER PHARMA)

    Susanne Hall

    Director, Secondary Packaging & AVI Projects of VETTER PHARMA
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Bettine BoltresSusanne Hall
  • Bettine Boltres (Director Scientific Affairs & Technical Solutions, Glass Systems of West Pharmaceutical Services)

    Bettine Boltres

    Director Scientific Affairs & Technical Solutions, Glass Systems of West Pharmaceutical Services

    As Director Scientific Affairs & Technical Solutions, Glass Systems, Dr. Bettine Boltres is supporting the scientific exchange between West and the pharmaceutical industry. This is complementing her work as Product Manager for Schott Pharmaceutical Tubing, where she provided scientific consulting for glass primary packaging. Bettine is an active member of the USP Packaging and Distribution Expert Committee, the European Pharmacopoeia Commission Group of Experts 16 (elastomers and plastics) and the GLS Working Party (glass). She is Convenor of the ISO Working Group 4 (Elastomers) and member of the Working Group 2 (glass). Additionally, Bettine is on the PDA Board of Directors and in 2015, she published the book “When Glass Meets Pharma”, which builds the bridge between glass for pharmaceutical primary packaging and drug substances. Dr. Boltres is a (bio)chemist by training, receiving a diploma in chemistry from the University of Frankfurt, Germany and a PhD in biochemistry from the university of Cologne, Germany.

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  • Susanne Hall (Director, Secondary Packaging & AVI Projects of VETTER PHARMA)

    Susanne Hall

    Director, Secondary Packaging & AVI Projects of VETTER PHARMA

    Susanne Hall began her career in 1990 at Dr. Karl Thomae in Biberach as Head of Packaging Technology. In 1993, she joined Vetter’s Research and Development department as Head of Packaging Material Incoming Control and in 2008 was named Team Leader of Secondary Packaging. Since 2019, she has been the Director of Secondary Packaging and AVI Projects. In this position, Susanne leads three teams that ensure the implementation of customer products from development to commercial into production. For secondary packaging this includes device assembly, labeling and final packaging as well as implementing tests for a controlled safe process and the meeting of customer expectations. She is also responsible for the transfer of products from manual visual inspection to fully automated inspection lines. Susanne has a diploma in engineering from the College of Engineering where she focused on specialized precision engineering.

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Coffee Break at the Exhibition Hall
Session VII: Drug Device and Packaging, Part II

Welcome Remarks by the Moderator

Exploring the Impact of Injection Molding and Steam Sterilization on Pre-Fillable Cartridge Packaging System Tolerances
A Novel CCIT Approach to Reach Annex 1 Requirements
Viral Safety of Cleaned Surfaces for the Presentation
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Closing Remarks